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Summary

The first round of license expirations are hitting and confusing a lot of customers. This release handles "stale" licenses more gracefully and prompts for license to be refreshed.

If you're wondering why the license needs to be refreshed here's the deal:

All licenses are only good for one month (max) at a time. They need to be refreshed each month to pick up the extended expiration (assuming subscription is in good standing) and any new features we've added. If you're on a free trial, you'll automatically pick up the next month.

Changelog

• Gracefully handle stale licenses

Summary

Fixes issue for Mac users when opening files from Finder.

Changelog

Mac Users

• Fixes bug when double clicking to open from Finder

Summary

Mac Users

BRX files now use a red bird for the file icon. Makes it way easier to identify brx from brd. OS X caches these things so you'll need to restart your computer to pick up the changes.

Windows Users

Looking into how we can do the same for you. Not so simple with the way the exe is built.

Thanks

You owe Chilli a beer for this one!

Changelog

Mac Users

• Added red bird icon for .brx files

Summary

Toolpath previews are good to go for Heavyweights and Factories. This release also includes minor usability fixes for Mac users.

Changelog

Heavyweights and Factories:

• Toolpath preview alignment issues have been fixed. What you see is exactly what will be cut.

Mac Users:

• Opening a .brd by double clicking now properly opens the file (previously would prompt to save as)
• Quit (CMD + Q) now prompts to save if board has been modified

Summary

Only affects windows users. Addresses security issues that made it hard to run the software in Windows 7 and 8.

Changelog

• Windows release now signed

Summary

All Versions:

Add point rolling for all panels. Press the D key to cycle clockwise through the blue points, A to cycle counterclockwise. Press S or W to cycle within a set (red/yellow/blue).

Big thanks to Brad Buckle for the suggestion.

Changelog

• Added point rolling using A and D keys

Summary

Hotfix. Make sure to check out the summary for 2.0.16 to see the full list of recent changes.

Fixes issue where the bay would freeze when trying to toggle curves on/off with the spacebar.

Changelog

• Fixed frozen bay issue introduced in 2.0.16

Summary

Tweaks to the bay and initial window size for Windows users. See the changelog.

Changelog

• Bay view now preserved across tab changes
• Bay view now preserved across file opens to make it easier to compare designs
• Fixed initial window size for Windows 7 / 8 users that caused bottom part of the window to be cutoff
• Updated Help > About to give props to the guys that have been a huge help in the development of the software. Thank you to everyone that has taken the time to send us feedback!

Summary

Huge list of bug fixes and improvements. Affects all users. See the changelog below.

Changelog

• Added login prompt at startup to make it clear you have to sign in before you get all the goodies
• No longer have to be online to run the program after you've activated your license
• Units selection now preserved across restarts and opens
• Background color customizations now applied across all panels (except the bay -- has it's own background color setting) and preserved across restarts
• Can now set a custom background color for the bay. Walls still the classic blue.
• Fixed .srf loader
• Dimensions panel can be easily toggled
• Dimensions panel now automatically hidden for the bay and machine parameters
• File extensions now properly recognized regardless of case

Machine Owners:

• Angel wing settings now saved to board
• Added MSS support for actuators
• Added MSS support for angel wings

Summary

A number of recent Java updates have done their best to destroy this release. We put a lot of time into Aku Shaper 2.0 addressing the issues and adding a number of improvements.

We'll try to keep this version running as long as possible but we are no longer actively supporting it. If you're running into problems, try downgrading to Java 6.

Please subscribe to the new version instead to make sure you always have access to the latest improvements.

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